Erin Heger

Erin Heger

Writer

Expertise

Health and wellness, parenting, mental health

Education

University of Kansas

Highlights


Experience

Erin is a Kansas City-based freelance journalist whose parenting and health writing has appeared in The Atlantic, the Huffington Post, Insider, Rewire News Group, Baby Center, Truly Mama, Romper, Ravishly and more. Erin has more than five years experience writing about health and wellness topics, including maternal mental health and postpartum health. Prior to freelancing full-tome, Erin worked in health care advocacy helping uninsured and under-insured populations access health care.

Education

Erin has a Bachelor's Degree in journalism and a Bachelor's Degree in political science from the University of Kansas

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